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Pneumonia Fact Sheet - American Lung Association - 0 views

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  • 589,000 hospital discharges in males (40.2 per 10,000) and 643,000 discharges in females (42.4 per 10,000)
  • Pneumonia can also be caused by the inhalation of food, liquid, gases or dust.
  • One type of pneumonia caused by fungi is pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
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  • Approximately 50 percent of pneumonia cases are believed to be caused by viruses and tend to result in less severe illness than bacteria-caused pneumonia. Most pneumonia in the very young is caused by viral infection, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The symptoms of viral pneumonia are similar to influenza symptoms and include fever, dry cough, headache, muscle pain, weakness, fever and increasing breathlessness.
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